Rail-brace.



H. E. GUYER.

RAIL BRAGE,

APPLICATION FILED JULY22,1913.

Patented June 30, 1914.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT'YOFFICE.

KHENBY Wren, or MARCELINE, MISSOURI.`

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.secicati'on f Letters Patent. l Patente-d June 30, 1914.

lApplication flied July 22, 19f, Serial No. 780,523.

` T0' all whom itmy' conceml" f provide a rail-brace for supporting the guide rail in proper spaced relation with respect to the frog.

,j A' further objbct of the invention is to construct a brace of this character the terminals of which will vcontact with the tie-plate as well as the base, web and tread of. the rail.

- A further-object of the invention is to providea construction in which the sections which constitute the brace may be readily positioned between the frog and rail by y which they may be heldagainst movement` thus maintaining the proper gage betweenthe rails.

' For a full understanding of the invention rferencev is tofbe had to the following escription and accompanying drawing, in whichz-i ,r I Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig.'2 is a sectional view showing the braces employed with apluralit ofadjacentrails. Fi .3isa

Y section on the ine 3 3 of-Fig. 1'. Fig. 4 is a sectioh on the line 4.44 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the rail-engaging terminal of one of the sections ofthe brace. .i 3 1- Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description 'and indicated in all the views di the accompanying draw ing by the same reference VBcharacters.

I n the drawings 10 designatesfthe brace which consists of the sections 11 and 12.

Each of 'the sections -11 and 12 issubstan tiallyY semi-circular in cross-section, their meeting terminals being secured together in any suitable manner and to the tie 13. In the form shown in the drawing the section 12 is formed wthaslot and the'section`11 with a tongue which enters said slot. The .sotted portion of the sect-ion 12 is formed with an opening 15 which alines with ,the opening formed m the tongue ofthesection 1t whereby a bolt or lag-screw may be inserted. The rail-engaging terminal 'of each section is enlarged, its end-portion 16 being of a height slightly less thanthe height of the rail. These enlarged terminals 1T are re- Y cessed as at 18 `whereby theyl may embrace the edge 19 of the tiefplate 910.y The terminal is cut 'obliquely at 2,1 and contacts with portions the ends of thesectios areformed with recesses 22 to receive theboltheads or the" nuts which are arranged on the bolts,

thus allowing the portion 23 of t-he terminals to contact with the web ofthe rail and providing' an effectual nut-lock when the nutreceiving end of the bolt is positioned in the recess 22. The terminals are again reduced as at 24 in order that they may partially embrace the rail.,

Attention is called tothe fact that the end of each of the sections contacts with `the rail throughout' its entire height and that the rail asswell as the plate onwvhich the same is mounted willl be efectual'ly supported against lateral movement. Each of the sections is provided with an aperture 26 adjacentzits enlarged terminal which receives a securing spike that is driven into the ties.

u The ,sectlons are thus supported `against separating at theirinner terminals and e `rfectually held against movement transversely/of the tie adjacent their rail-engaging terminals. 'j Y The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearly apparent, 'as it side walls 25. of the tread of the will be noted that the construction rovides f an effectual brace 4for spacing the rog and 'the guard rail -on the tie'a'nd which is su ported against movement transversely of t e same. It will also be noted that the sections may be easily andV economically manufactured and that their rail engaging terminals may be recessed to yembrace.fish-plates or rails of various designs. Itv will also vbe seen that -ln instances where the rail-engagloo ing terminals embrace the securing bolts of Y.

lthe rails the bolts efectually prevent movement of the end portions of the sections loi1`- gitudinally offthe rails and thus slipping of the lsections at the point Where they engage the rails is prevent-ed.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1 A rail-brace including a,plurality\oisections each of the sectionsnheing formed lwith an enlarged rail-engaging`terminal reoessed to embrace the tie-plate and 'provided a. tongue formed integral with an obliquely cuty face disposed to eontact with the rail-base, the terminals being formed with bolt-receiving openings and re"- cessed 'above said openings to partially embrace the tread of the rail.

2. A rail brace including a pair of bars, with one of said 'bars and extendinv within a groove formed in the other bar, the grooved portion of the first mentioned bar being formed with an opening ali n with an opening formed in the tongue o t e other bar, each of the bars ving an enlarged terminal recessed to embrace the tie-plate and formed with a sloping face adjacent said recess which contacts with the base of the rail, there being an opening formed in the terminal Which embraces the nut arranged on the securing bolt which passes through the rail.

3. A rail-brace including a plurality of bars, the terminal of one bar being formed with a groove which receives a tongue carried by the other bar, each of the bars being formed with an enlarged rail-engaging terminal, said terminals being formed with openings which receive the securingdevices which pass through the rail. and the nuts which are arranged thereon.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY EJGUYER. f L. 8.] Witnesses: Y

W. N. WHULE,

J. D. THOMPSON. 

